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Subject: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 00:13:53 EDT

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I am posting this found on the Phillips surname list, and what a bunch of=20
Baird/Beard people there are:

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Although this will remain "unofficial" for a short time, the Statewide=20
Marriage Index worked on for so many years by the ISGS, State Archives, and=20
Secretary of State Information Systems Services Department is now available=20
on the Secretary of State web site.

There is now a link to the marriage database on the Archives' homepage which=
=20
may be reached at the following address:

http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html

Look under the "Search Our Online Databases."

An official announcement concerning the database will be pending until more=20
formal arrangements can be made. =A0In the meantime, you are invited to give=
=20
the database a test run and report any problems you might experience.

There are currently a little over one million records in the online database=
.=20
Plans are to update the database every 6 months or so. Eighty-four countie=
s=20
are represented in the online database. Data entry is complete for 43 of=20
those counties. Please check out the supplemental information that is=20
reached by links on the introductory page and the search entry and search=20
results pages.

We have tried to make it as clear as possible what records are included in=20
the database and how to obtain copies of marriage records from IRAD or count=
y=20
clerks. IRAD currently has marriage records from 61 of the 84 counties=20
represented in the database and we will soon accession marriage records from=
=20
several others.=20

Karl Moore
Illinois State Archives
(217)785-1266
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<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES:=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Although this will remain "unofficial" for
a short =A0 =A0 time, the Statewide Marriage Index worked on for so =A0
=A0 many years by the ISGS, State Archives, and Secretary =A0 =A0 of
State Information Systems Services Department is now =A0 =A0 available
on the Secretary of State web site.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0There is now a link to the marriage
database on the =A0 =A0 Archives' homepage which may be reached at the
=A0 =A0 following address:=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.ht=
ml
=A0 =A0 Look under the "Search Our Online Databases."=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0An official announcement concerning the
database will =A0 =A0 be pending until more formal arrangements can be
made. =A0 =A0 In the meantime, you are invited to give the database a
=A0 =A0 test run and report any problems you might experience.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0There are currently a little over one
million records =A0 =A0 in the online database. Plans are to update the
=A0 =A0 database every 6 months or so. Eighty-four counties are =A0 =A0
represented in the online database. Data entry is =A0 =A0 complete for
43 of those counties. Please check out the =A0 =A0 supplemental
information that is reached by links on =A0 =A0 the introductory page
and the search entry and search =A0 =A0 results pages.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0We have tried to make it as clear as
possible what =A0 =A0 records are included in the database and how to
obtain =A0 =A0 copies of marriage records from IRAD or county clerks.
=A0 =A0 IRAD currently has marriage records from 61 of the 84 =A0 =A0
counties represented in the database and we will soon =A0 =A0 accession
marriage records from several others.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Karl Moore
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Illinois State Archives
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0217-785-1266
=A0=A0=A0=A0=
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> I just thought some people on the
list might be interested. Debbie=20







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